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{{Short description|Town in the Komi Republic, Russia}}
{{Infobox Russian inhabited locality
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|ru_name=Емва
|loc_name1=Емва
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|image_caption=View of Yemva
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'''Yemva''' ({{langx|ru|Е́мва}}; {{langx|kv|Емва}}, ''Jemva'') is a [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|town]] and the [[administrative center]] of [[Knyazhpogostsky District]] of the [[Komi Republic]], [[Russia]], located on the [[Vym River]] {{convert|130|km|sp=us}} northeast of [[Syktyvkar]]. Population: {{ru-census|p2010=14,570|p2002=16,739|p1989=18,782}}
==History==
It was founded as a settlement around the railway station of '''Knyazhpogost''' ({{lang|ru|Княжпого́ст}}).{{citation needed|date=July 2013}} It was granted [[urban-type settlement]] status and renamed '''Zheleznodorozhny''' ({{langx|ru|Железнодоро́жный}}) in 1941.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}} In 1985, it was granted town status and renamed Yemva, which is the local name for the Vym River.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}}
==Administrative and municipal status==
Within the [[subdivisions of Russia#Administrative divisions|framework of administrative divisions]], Yemva serves as the [[administrative center]] of [[Knyazhpogostsky District]].<ref name="KomiR_adm">Law #13-RZ</ref> As an administrative division, it is, together with nine [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|rural localities]], incorporated within Knyazhpogostsky District as '''Yemva [[Town of district significance|Town of District Significance Administrative Territory]]'''.<ref name="KomiR_adm" /> As a [[subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions|municipal division]], Yemva Town of District Significance Administrative Territory is incorporated within Knyazhpogostsky Municipal District as '''Yemva Urban Settlement'''.<ref name="KomiR_mun">Law #11-RZ</ref>
==Sport==
Yemva has a [[bandy]] club that plays in a recreational league.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rusbandy.ru/club/602/|title=Информация о команде "Емва" Емва, Княжпогосткий р-он, Республика Коми - Реестр - Федерация хоккея с мячом России|website=rusbandy.ru}}</ref>
==References==
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===Sources===
*{{RussiaAdmMunRef|ko|adm|law}}
*{{RussiaAdmMunRef|ko|mun|list}}
{{Komi Republic}}
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[[Category:Cities and towns in the Komi Republic]]
[[Category:Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:Yarensky Uyezd]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1941]]
[[Category:Former urban-type settlements of Komi]]